September 5th, 2008
It’s not all pomp, parties and politics in St. Paul this week. Former senator Bill Frist talks about the One campaigns’ efforts to fight global AIDS and extreme poverty. This video was shot by Inside the Tent contributor Josh Ruxin, a guest speaker at the Republican National Convention.
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September 5th, 2008
No way, says North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr. “But I understand why (Democrats) say it’s in play,” he tells Inside the Tent contributor John Steward. “If you eliminate Virginia and North Carolina, it’s hard for Barack Obama to get to 270 (electoral votes).”
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September 4th, 2008
Jesse Irwin talks about how supporters of Ron Paul, former Republican candidate for president, want to take the GOP back to its ideological roots. This video was shot by Kelly Nuxoll of Huffington Post’s Off The Bus, a contributor to Inside the Tent.
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September 4th, 2008
Philippa Broom from the British Conservative Party — invited by its sister party, the GOP, to attend the convention in St. Paul — speaks about why America’s presidential pick is important to Britain. This video was shot by Inside the Tent contributor John Steward.
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September 3rd, 2008
Does the Audubon Society know about this?
Amid the anarchists, pro-life picketers and anti-war protesters at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Reuters reporter Ed Stoddard talks to a fervid anti-birdwatching activist.
Yes, you read that sentence correctly. The shadowy organization “Stop Bird Porn “ is concerned that birdwatching is a “gateway” to voyeurism: “If people start with birds, they move on to squirrels, bears, mountain goats and eventually humans.
[Editor’s note: Our highly attuned sarcasm detectors have determined that there may be a bit of satire going on here.]
Last week at the Democratic National Convention, Columnist Dave Barry took on the Stop Bird Porn crowd in Denver.
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September 2nd, 2008
Hurricane Gustav may have sucked some of the fun out of the Republican National Convention, but will John McCain’s campaign miss the presence of President Bush? Inside the Tent contributor Joseph Irvine speaks with Richard Himelfarb, a professor at Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY.
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September 1st, 2008
Barack Obama’s acceptance speech in Denver — although quickly overshadowed by John McCain’s surprise vice president choice and the looming presence of Hurricane Gustav — drew heavy praise from the Democratic faithful last week. The most common response was a single word: “Awesome.”
The following video was made by Kelly Nuxoll of Huffington Post’s Off the Bus, a partner in the Reuters Inside the Tent project.
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August 28th, 2008
Christine Schon Marques of Democrats Abroad discusses the effort to get the word out to Americans living overseas. This video was shot by Inside the Tent contributor Lauren Shannon.
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August 28th, 2008
Iraq veteran Joshua Ferris speaks on the sidelines of a protest at the Democratic National Convention. This video was shot by Inside the Tent Contributor Teri Robnett.
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August 28th, 2008
Barack Obama supporter and activist musician Moby talks to Inside the Tent contributors Shai Goller and Patti Moon about his predictions for the Republican National Convention.
Goller is an undergraduate at the University of Maryland, and Moon is a TV producer and graduate of Northwestern University. Both are working as interns for Reuters during the the Democratic National Convention.
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